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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niRtGwCafR4 In a world, where speed is king and ratings are on the line, 16 warriors begin an epic journey. A journey of Nations. Where a Sweet 16 will enter, four are slain, then an Elite Eight battle on, and a Final Four will have a final March to Madness. They will fight, for the ultimate goal of defeating the League of NF in ratings of television. All for the glory of an epic Championship Showdown, and a 7th Game Moment. FOR THE CUP. This epic odyssey is known by but one name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXDNlI7yreo If somebody could make a Chase montage set to the CBS NCAA basketball theme song mocking the Chase, I'd be eternally grateful. And yeah, Kidc, I'll get right on figuring out how to make the picks public.
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Does this work for anyone other than me? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gIQgkJpfxdkTtXILulmtpbvVKmYJP-Kl7NmQbQYijtc/edit?usp=sharing
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Did anybody tell Brian last year's Super Bowl was terrible? I mean "Nobody's watching this anymore after the first quarter" bad. The BCS National Championship game saw Alabama blank LSU a couple years ago. So "Championship Games" sometimes suck. Peanut President posted:Wow I'm the only one who picked Earnhardt in group 1? really??? You're the only one that took Kahne in Group 2, too. I'm only half-looking, but if I'm seeing it right, I'm amazed nobody's picked the same five drivers yet. e- Mischief, did you deliberately pick Junior in Group 1 AND pick him to finish last? CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Sep 8, 2014 |
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Graphical representations of picks: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1j5g8uhhLiOyJJDuUwV8XDOaQjOhwgyx1o7at1kpvKyM/viewanalytics The only driver who hasn't been chosen yet at least once is Carl.
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Sep 8, 2014 03:34
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devmd01 posted:wait why the gently caress is there seeding if it's a knockout tournament, doesn't everyone start on equal footing or is is like reset to 5pts difference? Equal footing, then 3 pt bonuses per win, like the last version of the Chase.
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Sep 8, 2014 14:44
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As dumb as the Chase is, at least I could accept it if we knew who the champ was going to be going into Homestead because that's how 10 races played out. Now, we have a four way tie BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ALL OUT RACE TO THE DEATH (Junior liked that phrase on Twitter) TO DETERMINE OUR CHAMPION AND RAM THE HELL OUT OF THIS SQUARE PEG INTO A ROUND HOLE. I hope Jeff Gordon doesn't show up to my house this week hoping to explain this to me, because I'm out of town and it'd be cool to meet him.  On that note, does "trips to fans' houses to explain an awful point system" count under NASCAR's Community Service program for rulebreakers?
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Sep 8, 2014 19:02
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LASTCAR posted:I was wondering about that too. Championship leaders Bobby Allison (1983), Dale Earnhardt (1993), and Jeff Gordon (1995) prepared for that by having their backup cars entered into the season finale with Jimmy Insolo, Neil Bonnett, and Jeff Purvis driving, respectively. This way, if the title contender's car didn't start, they could jump into the backup. Making his Sprint Cup debut here at Homestead, in the #25 NAPA Chevy, Chase Elliott!
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Sep 8, 2014 21:47
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FuzzySkinner posted:See remove the bullshit about "The Chase" and you could....could have a funny marketing campaign. The group of comedians would be Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Jimmy Fallon, and any other have beens/never weres NASCAR would deem entertaining.
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skaboomizzy posted:How quickly we forget. I was at that race and had suppressed the memory of that. My brother, who doesn't watch NASCAR, watched because I was there and immediately texted me saying "What the gently caress was that?". LASTCAR posted:Once Sandler and James pop up in a Framily ad, we'll have achieved a singluarity of awful. The NASCAR Framily ad will be the guys I mentioned above, including Seth Rogen, Other Seth Rogen (Jason Segel), Jonah Hill, and Kevin James. FuzzySkinner posted:This popped on an online charity action for the Browns. Why? I have no idea, but there is absolutely nothing tied to the Browns in terms of the actual prize. Worst part is they don't tell you where the seats are. They could be on the backstretch e- or worse, the Kyle Larson NASCAR 3D Experience section. I did the 500 in 2008, which I think was the last year before they dumped the prices by about half. The tickets (one person) for the 150s, Trucks, NNS, and the 500 were like $632 out the door. That didn't include pit passes, airfare, or hotel. If you do it, consider taking Allegiant (what do I get for that plug, SRA?) out of Youngstown to Sanford and renting a car, because flying into Daytona directly is going to be pricy. You might be able to try whoever does Akron-Orlando non-stop now or Frontier non-stop to Orlando (e- Out of Cleveland), but Frontier can go gently caress themselves, fly Allegiant instead. The hot passes WOULD be worth it, because you can mill around the garage surprisingly freely. The group I was with got Rick Hendrick's autograph, got to walk up and talk to soon-to-be-500-winner Ryan Newman, walked between the pit boxes and the fence to the FanZone, onto pit road and the frontstretch grass for the pre-race stuff. I also have a lugnut off Jeff Gordon's car. So, yeah. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Ken Schrader was fined $2,000 recently for this effort firesuit:
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At least they're not poaching crews mid-race at Texas after Stewart got right-reared by somebody else.Some Random rear end in a top hat posted:Was there, can confirm that firesuit owns as hard as it looks Did he tape those sponsor patches on with 200 mph tape? Because if he did,  .e- NASCARcasm's comparative study of the Chase vs. The Sweet 16 in the NCAA Basketball Tournament was picked up by NASCAR.com. NASCAR.com's staff basically went "Haha, haha, yeah, real funny, why didn't we THINK OF IT BEFORE? PIMP THE poo poo OUT OF THAT IDEA AND START COMPARING DRIVERS TO BASKETBALL TEAMS"  It's surprisingly accurate. Jimmiebot is Duke. gently caress Jimmie. gently caress Duke! http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/blogs/inside-groove/nascarcasm-blog-nascar-chase-grid-vs-ncaaa-tournament-bracket.html CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Sep 10, 2014 |
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Mike Joy is making less than complimentary comments about the Chase, guys. quote:Joy: On the other hand, the next three races could be much like last year's mindset -- race to win, but be SURE you get a good finish. So does that mean "points racing" is back? Ok, those are all valid, non-inflammatory po-- quote:Joy: Richmond Sobriety Test: Explain the Chase Elimination format.  Somebody get him some security before the NASCAR Gestapo come to his house. http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/sha...com:nascaronfox
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FuzzySkinner posted:4 races, make them double points. No. The worst thing you can do in racing is a playoff system. The second worst is finding a reason to make some of the races worth double the points. FuzzySkinner posted:Spring one. The "prestige" of the Talladega race in the Winston Million/early No Bull 5 days was the Winston sponsorship. For a number of years, the Spring race was the Winston 500, but in 1998, the sponsorships flipped.
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Sep 10, 2014 23:33
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kidcoelacanth posted:*shocked gasping from audience* Skip to 10 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTNPKoNw0j0 dennyk posted:I would say "Drivers all get together and agree to run single file at pace lap speed all day so no one wrecks, and then draw straws to see who gets to win at the end", but then NASCAR would just black-flag everyone except the driver they think would create the most "excitement" by moving to the next round. Single file for 184 laps. Somebody pulls out of line, causes The Big One, repeat for 3 GWCs, NASCAR dry heaves until they pass out because Jr was caught up in the last wreck and is eliminated while (Insert 8-16 seed Here) advances.
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gret posted:ISIS loves a good doubleheader. God 
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Nit Wit Dog poo poo posted:Jesus Christ, this thread is a fucken horror show. Holy poo poo. Well, let's make it worse then. The investigation into Stewart/Ward is over. The DA will decide on a course of action next week.
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Sep 11, 2014 19:45
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Lowe's sponsored Jimmie Johnson to every win, Robby Gordon that one time, Mike Skinner in Japan, and...
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Sep 11, 2014 23:04
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Trucks postponed. Will air at 7pm tomorrow on FS2. Mosport is reairing right now.
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Waltzing Along posted:OP could use a handy dandy list of races, start times, and channel if possible. These races start at 2PM Eastern: 9/14- MyAFIBStory.com 400, Chicago 9/21- Sylvania 300, New Hampshire 9/28- AAA 400, Dover 10/5- Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas _ 10/11- Bank of America 500, Charlotte, 7:30PM 10/19- GEICO 500, Talladega, 2PM 10/26- Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500, Martinsville, 1:30pm These races start at 3PM Eastern: 11/2- AAA Texas 500, Texas 11/9- Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Phoenix 11/16- Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead All times Eastern. All races on ESPN except Charlotte, which is on ABC. e- Marcos Ambrose is going home at the end of the year. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Hey maffew buildings, Daniel Suarez is running the 29 in today's Nationwide race. e- Looks like Ron Hornaday found a lifeboat in the form of his former team: quote:Ron Hornaday @RonHornaday 56s CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 20:43
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Mischief- Did you mean to pick Jr in the Fantasy game both out of a group AND as the last place finisher? DORIFTUUUUUUUUUU And Kaboom.
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Who's ready for RageKyle after the race? e- "But you're not gonna get to see it because we have to take you straight to Tuscaloosa so you can watch Alabama bitchslap East Central Mississippi Integrated Clown College!" CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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Sep 13, 2014 23:11
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"Kinda cool that they make you start at the back because you did a NASCAR obligation and couldn't practice or qualify the Truck." I kinda see where he's coming from, but  .Trucks on FS2 shortly.
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Kyle Busch with his mandatory Too Fast Exiting of the night.
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Sep 14, 2014 00:42
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He won.mischief posted:I don't read too good. Who do you want for the tiebreaker? I'll change it. Also, the Pick 4 game closes tomorrow when the engines fire. Get in if you're not already. Info's in the second post. Nobody's picked Carl in Group 2 yet.
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I mentioned around Daytona that Jeff Gordon has a VIP experience where, for $600, you can go hang out with him at his motorcoach on a race weekend. At the time I, as one of the resident Gordon fans, said  to that.http://tickets.musiconelive.com/orderticketsarea.asp?p=4727&a=5300 But drat if they didn't have 16 people do it this weekend at Chicagoland. To put it in perspective, Jeff Gordon, as 600 god drat dollars a head, made $9,600 hanging out with fans for a couple hours.  I mean it's a cool offer, but drat.
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Cubey posted:Better idea: root for Junior and Gordon to be taken out in the first round, and then watch as the ratings plummet. I'm hoping for riots in the streets of some small towns if Junior doesn't win the title but would've under any previous system.
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I just thought of something, gang. Pit strategy may determine the championship. What if there's a late caution at Homestead and there's a late round of stops? One finalist stays out. One finalist take no tires for track position. Another takes rights only. The other takes four but, because of the varying strategies, has to restart 19th with 15 to go. The guy who stays out runs out coming to the white, the guy on four can't get higher than 10th, the guy on two gets to 4th, but can't get around the dude who stayed out on no tires, who's your champ. Some of you think fuel mileage racing is bad? Most of us think a one-race race to the death is awful? The 36-race season may come down to a pit stop. 
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What is this good racing and how long until it's ruined?
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Thank you, Danica Patrick, for affording us a chance at more good racing. Somebody's sleeping on the couch. e- Sounded like she was blaming that on Ricky, but the one replay they have indicates that might be on her.
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This Gordon/Larson duel would be fantastic if it were for the lead. e- JoLo's cheater motor just grenaded. e2- Brad trying to destroy his evidence, too. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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Way to park it when you could've gotten back out there to run a few more laps, Clint. You have a thing about dicking my Fantasy team.  e- That Larson crossunder move on Gordon owned bones. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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Sep 14, 2014 22:15
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Maffew buildings is learning about Talladega in #nascar, which is still open and became football chat. Would anyone like to tell him about ARCADega?
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High_Life posted:Just home from Chicagoland as first race. Race seemed kinda boring, but I had a Hot Pass and watched most of the race from the pit. It's insane down there but I wish there was more pitting. First one was like Lap 50 because people were running out of gas. Needed more wrecks! Nice! The racing action from the stands might have been a bit better had you been able to see that mad dash with less than 20 to go from there, but glad you had a good experience.
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I think ESPN needs to just air the Japanese call of NASCAR races the rest of the year.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LUvPtoIiK4 WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Smoke's investigation is going to a grand jury per multiple sources.
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BMB5150 posted:Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, and only watched a snippet but usually Dick Berggren was in the booth as well. That was TNN's booth crew from 1996 to the end, so yep. e- Glenn Jarrett in victory lane. And, as an Earnhardt hater at the time, that was like porn, especially with scorned Earnhardt flipping him off on the cooldown lap. Mayfield's post-race trolling was incredible: "I wanted to rattle his cage a little bit." CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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VikingSkull posted:this is still the greatest finish in the Earnhardt era Lest we forget the fan reaction to this moment of Earnhardt Legend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGFMH8n46dk
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maffew buildings posted:How many of his wins didn't involve intentionally wrecking another driver? Jeremy Mayfield seemed pretty cool except for the whole meth thing, and I am still caremad about the fine Carl Long got years back. One thing I think a lot of people forget is Dale could dish it out, but couldn't take it. Another example was 1989 at North Wilkesboro when he got wrecked by Ricky Rudd on the last lap and whined to the media afterward.
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Something worth explaining to maffew buildings is how TV has worked in NASCAR over the years. Prior to 2001, racetracks negotiated their own TV deals to air races. This is part of why the Cup season included ESPN, ABC, TNN, CBS, TBS (and, in 1999 and 2000, NBC). Each network had their own announce teams (ESPN/ABC had some slight differences), though personalities would sometimes make appearances on multiple networks. TBS had both Charlotte races, the July Pocono race, and the exhibition races in Japan when they ran them from 1996-1998. CBS had both Daytona races, Texas, and June Michigan. ABC had Las Vegas, Spring Atlanta, and the Brickyard 400. NBC had the first two races at Homestead. TNN had Rockingham, Dover, June Pocono, the All-Star Race, New Hampshire, Phoenix, and a couple others. ESPN had the rest. If something pushed a network race beyond its scheduled timeslot, the race could slide to the cable partner (ABC to ESPN, CBS to TNN). In 2001, NASCAR started doing their own contracts. From 2001-06, FOX and FX had the first half, NBC and TNT the second. The soon-to-end deal started in 2007 and involved FOX, TNT, ESPN and ABC. Starting next year, they'll revert to a 2001-type arrangement with FOX, FS1, NBC, and NBCSN. maffew buildings posted:Bristol 2002 is pretty fun. What got done to Bristol to change it? They reconfigured it (gave it "progressive banking", meaning steeper banking the higher up the track you go) to allow it to be a two/three groove racetrack and promote more passing. From Wikipedia (which doesn't mention the unfucking in 2012): quote:after the 2007 Food City 500, a resurfacing of the entire concrete track along with widening the track 3 feet (0.91 m) and reshaping the turns with variable banking, which was completed for the 2007 Sharpie 500 in August and their support events in the Busch (now Nationwide Series) and Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck series). The only place where progressive banking has worked in Cup is Homestead. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:55 on Sep 18, 2014 |
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